This post is a bit of a cautionary tale.
I purchased an Elna Supermatic from ebay last week and it arrived yesterday. The thing I love about ebay is that there are a number of options and you can get what you're looking for, often for a reasonable price. However, what you receive isn't always in perfect working order, as was the Elna Supermatic. This is not the fault of the seller, who described the machine accurately; however, it's obvious that they had no idea what a clean sewing machine would look like, and the motor may have sounded like it always did, but how it "always" sounded was not the way a sewing machine should sound. So I spent 20 minutes this morning cleaning and oiling the machine, but it really doesn't meet my needs in its current condition. In fairness, I was well aware of this possibility and as one of the reasons I was buying this machine was so I could have a part for my other machine if it wasn't in a condition that met my particular needs. I was a bit disappointed, but not particularly surprised. So at this moment both of my green machines are with the sewing machine repairman.
On the other hand, my mom came over this morning and we oiled the Singer 15-91 and although it has about 10 time more spots to oil than the Elna, it's purring like a well oiled machine should. I'm giving it 24 hours to settle in and tomorrow after I get some more bobbins for it I'm going to start putting it through it's paces. It wasn't nearly as dirty as the Elna, perhaps it hadn't been used in years, and it certainly wasn't put away dirty. I'm hoping it's going to be a great free motion quilting machine.
My goal for tonight is to get my Vintage Holiday quilt basted and the bobbins full and ready for quilting tomorrow. After we finish taking down the Christmas tree, of course.
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